People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 34.7% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lesotho peaked at 34.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 88th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 34.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 34.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 21.2% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 27.8% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 33.5% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lesotho?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lesotho was 34.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Lesotho ranks 88th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.